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Jacques Frederic Mugnier, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2018
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a pretty bouquet, beautifully defined with pure red berry fruit, kirsch, orange pith and just a touch of warm bricks. Maybe just a tiny bit of alcoholic warmth, but in keeping with the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine delineation, fresh with the exuberance and florality expected from this Premier Cru. Fine mineralité and just the right amount of spiciness, that fans out with confidence towards the finish that feels long, but just misses a little precision and mineralité. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru really puts the Bonnes-Mares in its place this year. The bouquet is harmonious and precise, a <em>mélange</em> of red and black fruit with crushed stone and pressed rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, perfect acidity and an elegant, understated finish. Superb.
About the Producer
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a Burgundian wine producer based in Chambolle-Musigny. It is particularly well-known for its Musigny Grand Cru wine which is regarded as a benchmark for that vineyard. While the estate is most closely associated with Pinot Noir wines from Chambolle-Musigny, it has 10 hectares (25 acres) of vineyards in Nuits-Saint-Georges as well. The Château de Chambolle-Musigny has been owned by the Mugnier family since 1863. From 1950, as there was no winemaker in the family, the vineyards were contracted out to Faiveley and Bruno Clair, with the latter selling the wine in bulk. Between 1985 and 2004, Frédéric Mugnier was able to take back the vineyards as leases expired. On top of the Musigny Grand Cru, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier makes a wine from the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru vineyard, as well as two premier cru wines, Les Fuées and Les Amoureuses, and a village-level wine. From the Nuits-Saint-Georges holdings, Mugnier makes a Clos des Fourches premier cru wine, and a red and a white premier cru from the Clos de la Maréchale vineyard, which is a monopole of the domaine. Vineyards are farmed without herbicides or pesticides and just two mildew treatments per year. Grapes are de-stemmed and whole berries are fermented in old open wooden vats. After around 16 months in oak, wines are bottled without fining and filtration.
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Package Size
1 x 75cl
